List of U.S. state foods facts for kids
This is a list of official U.S. state foods:
State | Food type | Food name | Image | Year & citation |
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Alabama | State cookie | Yellowhammer cookie | 2023 | |
State nut | Pecan | 1982 | ||
State fruit | Blackberry | 2004 | ||
State tree fruit | Peach | 2006 | ||
State dessert | Lane cake | 2016 | ||
State vegetable | Sweet potato | 2021 | ||
State legume | Peanut | 2022 | ||
Alaska | None | |||
Arizona | None | |||
Arkansas | State fruit |
South Arkansas vine ripe pink tomato | 1987 | |
State grain | Rice | 2007 | ||
State grape | Cynthiana (Vitis aestivalis) | 2009 | ||
State nut | Pecan | 2009 | ||
California | State nuts | Almond, walnut, pistachio, and pecan |
|
2017 |
Colorado | None | |||
Connecticut | State food | Pizza | 2021 | |
Delaware | State herb | Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) |
1996 | |
State dessert | Peach pie | 2009 | ||
State fruit | Strawberry | 2010 | ||
Florida | State fruit | Orange | 2005 | |
State pie | Key lime pie | 2006 | ||
State honey | Tupelo honey | 2016 | ||
Georgia | State vegetable | Vidalia sweet onion | 1990 | |
State fruit | Peach | 1995 | ||
State prepared food | Grits | 2002 | ||
Hawaii | None | |||
Idaho | State fruit | Huckleberry | 2000 | |
State vegetable | Potato | 2002 | ||
Illinois | State snack food | Popcorn | 2004 | |
State fruit | GoldRush Apple (Malus × domestica) | 2007 | ||
State vegetable | Sweet corn | 2015 | ||
State pie | Pumpkin pie | 2016 | ||
State grain | Corn | 2018 | ||
Indiana | State snack food | Popcorn | 2021 | |
Iowa | None | |||
Kansas | State fruit | Sandhill plum | 2022 | |
Kentucky | State fruit | Blackberry | 2004 | |
Louisiana | State fruit | Louisiana strawberry | 1980 | |
State jellies | Mayhaw jelly and Louisiana sugar cane jelly |
2003 | ||
State meat pie | Natchitoches meat pie | 2003 | ||
State vegetable | Sweet potato | 2003 | ||
State cuisine | Gumbo | 2004 | ||
Maine | State berry | Wild blueberry | 1991 | |
State herb | Wintergreen | 1999 | ||
State dessert | Blueberry pie made with wild Maine blueberries | 2011 | ||
State treat | Whoopie pie | 2011 | ||
State sweetener | Pure Maine maple syrup | 2015 | ||
Maryland | State dessert | Smith Island Cake | 2008 | |
State drink | Milk | 1998 | ||
State crustacean | Blue crab | 1989 | ||
Massachusetts | State muffin | Corn muffin | 1986 | |
State bean | Baked navy bean | 1993 | ||
State berry | Cranberry | 1994 | ||
State dessert | Boston cream pie | 1996 | ||
State cookie | Chocolate chip cookie | 1997 | ||
State doughnut | Boston cream doughnut | 2003 | ||
Michigan | None | |||
Minnesota | State grain | Wild rice | 1977 | |
State mushroom | Morel | 1984 | ||
State muffin | Blueberry muffin | 1988 | ||
State fruit | Honeycrisp apple | 2006 | ||
Mississippi | None | |||
Missouri | State tree nut | Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra) | 1990 | |
State grape | Norton/Cynthiana (Vitis aestivalis) | 2003 | ||
State dessert | Ice cream cone | 2008 | ||
Montana | State fruit | Huckleberry | 2023 | |
Nebraska | None | |||
Nevada | None | |||
New Hampshire | State fruit | Pumpkin | 2006 | |
State vegetable | White potato | 2013 | ||
New Jersey | State fruit | Northern highbush blueberry | 2004 | |
State sandwich | "Pork roll, egg and cheese" (sandwich containing pork roll, eggs and cheese, |
2023 | ||
New Mexico | State vegetables | New Mexico chile and Frijoles pintos (pinto beans) |
|
1965 |
State cookie | Biscochito | 1989 | ||
New York | State fruit | Apple | 1976 | |
State muffin | Apple muffin | 1987 | ||
State snack | Yogurt | 2014 | ||
North Carolina | State vegetable | Sweet potato | 1995 | |
State blue berry | Blueberry | 2001 | ||
State red berry | Strawberry | 2001 | ||
State fruit | Scuppernong grape | 2001 | ||
North Dakota | State fruit | Chokecherry | 2007 | |
Ohio | State fruit | Tomato | 2009 | |
State native fruit | Pawpaw | 2009 | ||
Oklahoma | State meal | Oklahoma state meal: Chicken-fried steak, barbequed pork, fried okra, squash, cornbread, grits, corn, sausage with biscuits and gravy, black-eyed peas, strawberries, and pecan pie |
|
1988 |
State fruit | Strawberry | 2005 | ||
State vegetable | Watermelon | 2007 | ||
State steak | Ribeye | 2019 | ||
Oregon | State nut | Hazelnut (filbert) | 1989 | |
State mushroom | Pacific golden chanterelle | 1999 | ||
State fruit | Pear | 2005 | ||
Pennsylvania | none | |||
Rhode Island | State fruit | Rhode Island Greening Apple | 1991 | |
State appetizer | Calamari | 2015 | ||
South Carolina | State fruit | Peach | 1984 | |
State snack food | Boiled peanuts | 2006 | ||
State vegetable | Collard greens | 2011 | ||
State picnic cuisine | Barbecue | 2014 | ||
South Dakota | State dessert | Kuchen | 2000 | |
State bread | Frybread | 2005 | ||
Tennessee | State fruit | Tomato | 2003 | |
Texas | State dish | Chili | 1977 | |
State fruit | Texas red grapefruit | 1993 | ||
State pepper | Jalapeño | 1995 | ||
State native pepper | Chiltepin | 1997 | ||
State vegetable | Sweet onion | 1997 | ||
State health nut | Native pecan | 2001 | ||
State snack | Tortilla chips and salsa |
2003 | ||
State bread | Pan de campo | 2005 | ||
State cobbler | Peach cobbler | 2013 | ||
State pie | Pecan pie | 2013 | ||
State squash | Pumpkin | 2013 | ||
Utah | State fruit | Cherry | 1997 | |
"a favorite snack food" | Jell-O (recognized by a Senate resolution only) | 2001 | ||
State historic vegetable | Sugar beet | 2002 | ||
State vegetable | Spanish sweet onion | 2002 | ||
Vermont | State flavor | Maple | 1993 | |
State fruit | Apple | 1999 | ||
State pie | Apple pie, required by law to be served with: a glass of cold milk, a slice of cheddar cheese weighing a minimum of 1/2 ounce, or a large scoop of vanilla ice cream. |
1999 | ||
State vegetable | Gilfeather Turnip | 2015 | ||
Virginia | None | |||
Washington | State fruit | Apple | 1989 | |
State vegetable | Walla Walla sweet onion | 2007 | ||
West Virginia | State fruit | Golden Delicious apple | 1995 | |
State Food | Pepperoni Roll | |||
Wisconsin | State grain | Corn (Zea mays) | 1989 | |
State fruit | Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) | 2003 | ||
State pastry | Kringle | 2013 | ||
State dairy product | Cheese | 2017 | ||
Wyoming | None |
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